Cougars to Host Final Home Meet of Indoor Season

Cougars to Host Final Home Meet of Indoor SeasonCougars to Host Final Home Meet of Indoor Season

PROVO, Utah – BYU track and field will host the BYU Cougar Indoor Invitational III, its final home meet of the 2021 indoor season, Feb. 18-20, at the Smith Fieldhouse.

Meet Information

The Cougars will host their third home meet of the season after competing at the UW Invitational and Texas Tech Shootout last week.

Both BYU teams rank in the top 10 in the U.S. Track & Field and Cross Country Coaches Association’s national poll. The men’s team is currently No. 6 in the nation and the women’s team is ranked No. 8.

The men's team currently has nine athletes ranking in the top 25 in the NCAA this season in 11 events while the women's team has 10 athletes and a relay squad ranked in the top 25 in 13 events.

BYU Men's T&F Athletes in the NCAA Top 25

RankNameEventTime/Mark
No. 1Conner Mantz5000m13:28.00
No. 2 Casey Clinger5000m13:28.79
No. 2Zach McWhorterPole Vault5.76m/18-10.75
No. 3Brandon Garnica5000m13:29.16
No. 3Conner Mantz3000m7:47.50*
No. 15Caleb WitskenPole Vault5.32m/17-5.5
No. 16Caleb WitskenHeptathlon5423 points
No. 19Dallin VorkinkHeptathlon5375 points
No. 24Elijah Armstrong5000m13:59.08
No. 24Easton Bianchi60m6.70*
No. 25Ethan Cannon5000m13:59.58

*With conversion
 

BYU Women's T&F Athletes in the NCAA Top 25

RankNameEventTime/Mark
No. 1Courtney Wayment3000m8:54.90
No. 2 Olivia Hoj Simister3000m8:56.91
No. 5Relay SquadDMR11:03.62
No. 7Courtney WaymentMile4:35.80
No. 10Olivia Hoj SimisterMile4:37.77
No. 11Halley Folsom WalkerPentathlon3864 points
No. 12Kate HunterMile4:38.90
No. 16Simone PlourdeMile4:39.59
No. 18Aubrey Frentheway3000m9:17.57
No. 20Jaslyn Gardner60m7.33*
No. 20Claire Seymour800m2:07.15
No. 22Alena Ellsworth800m2:07.24
No. 25Lauren Ellsworth-Barnes800m2:07.64

*With conversion